Obituaries
A graveside service for Guavana Lou Eslick Sims, 92, formerly of Gainesville and Mountain Home, Arkansas, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at Sims Cemetery north of Gainesville. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Roller Funeral Home on Highway 5 north of...
Funeral services for Gavaughna Marie Smith, 90, of Gainesville, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Officiating will be Wayne Stewart. Visitation will be on Wednesday afternoon from 1 p.m. to service time. Burial will be in the...
Graveside funeral services for Frank Carpenter, 62, of Gainesville, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in the Gainesville Cemetery. Officiating will be Jeff Dotson.
Mr. Carpenter died Jan. 10, 2025, at Baxter Health Hospital in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born May 25, 1962, in...
A celebration of life for Cody Conrad, 33, of Thornton, Colorado, will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Jan. 25, 2025, at the Desoto Elks Lodge in Desoto, Missouri. All are welcome to attend.
Cody died Dec. 13, 2024. He was born in Crystal City, Missouri, on Sept. 10, 1991, to parents Donna and Randy...
A graveside funeral service for Boyce “Toots” Smelser, 73, of Gainesville, will be held at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Sims Cemetery, north of Gainesville.
Boyce died Jan. 3, just a few days short of his 74th birthday. Boyce was born on Jan. 7, 1951.
Known fondly by many as “...
March 22, 1936 – December 26, 2024
Robert William Reahr, fondly known as Gramps, Old Man, and Pee Paw, was a man of many talents and a heart full of love. Born on March 22, 1936, Robert embraced life with a passion for adventure, humor, and family.
He loved riding his motorcycle, floating on...
Funeral services for Betty Lou (Walrath) Strong, 88, of Gainesville, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville. Officiating will be Bruce Deweese. A visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to service time. Following the service, there will...
Funeral services for Dale Dewayne Evans, 78, of West Plains, were held Jan. 3, 2025, at the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home in West Plains. Burial was at Mt. Zion Cemetery in South Fork.
Mr. Evans died Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, at Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains.
He was born...
Sharon J. Smith, 83, formerly of Gainesville, died peacefully while reading a book in her room at an assisted living facility in Springfield on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024. Reading was always one of her favorite pastimes. She will be interned in the family plot in Pleasant Hope on Jan. 8, 2025...
Funeral services for Derek Scott Friend, 46, of Springfield, were held Dec. 31, 2024, in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home chapel, Gainesville, with Dale Roberts officiating. The burial was at Thornfield Cemetery with Davin Friend officiating.
Derek died Dec. 25, at his residence. He was born March...